I have read other books by this author before and I was pretty excited to get this arc.

Mallory is a wildlife photographer who takes a trip up to the Alaskan wild for a few weeks every year, but this time she flies into a storm and her plane crash lands. She is injured, but is soon rescued by the reclusice Michael. They settle into a routine together, with plans to depart company when Michael gets a delivery of a part for his plane to fly her back to town. Michael has a painful past and is reluctant to get close, while Mallory just falls in love with a Michael.

Okay, I liked the idea. It’s good. Stranded and injured woman stumbles into recluses life- love ensues. I just feel like this story could have been done without shoving religion down my throat. It kind of ruined it for me. I finished the whole novel and don’t regret it, but I just felt like the religious aspect was forced onto me and I think it could have be done more subtly.

Overall, 2.5/5 stars.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Michael likes to tease his woman, "there was amusement in his eyes as he studied me. “Are you asking me if you’re the first woman I’ve seen in five years?” Mallory likes to let her man know when its time for him to get groomed, "his beard tickled my face, and I giggled as I tugged on it. “We’re going to have to cut this soon.” I liked this book, it was a sweet read.

Mallory, a professional photographer, is making her annual flight up to Alaska to enjoy the remoteness and the capture images of the wildlife she loves so much. What she didn't expect is for her plane to go down in a remote area after unexpected weather hits her. Left without any supplies, badly injured and surrounded by danger, she assumes this is the end. Seconds away from death, a mysterious man, living alone in the mountains saves her life.

After spending years alone, having given up on society and life in general, Michael can't help but find himself growing more and more appreciative of Mallory's presence as they face the harsh realities of living in remote Alaska together. Stuck until Spring when he can finally fly them out and to safety, they must learn to live together, relying on each other in this remote land.

SC Stephens has an incredible way of writing that completely rips your heart out, yet you just can't turn away. She hooked me years ago with her Thoughtless series (still my all-time favorite) and she has once again created a beautiful story about survival, faith, and love. Highly, highly recommended!

This was a bit slow to start out, but pulled me in once Michael appeared. It was well-written, and I really loved how the animals and setting were so vividly described.

I got pulled out several times though, as the once or more per chapter mentions of praying, God, or having faith started to become too much (Mallory is a Christian, Michael is "lost). It bothered me that Mallory had so little respect for Michael's "lack of faith," and I checked to see if I wasn't actually reading a Christian Romance. Nothing in the synopsis or genre mentioned...

It is a sweet romance, with plenty of excitement in all senses of the word.

Ooh. So many feels with this story. I’m not a patient person, and this story is definitely a slow burn, in fact the flame almost blew out on a number of occasions. I was like “just do it and stop being so blooming stubborn and pig headed!”
Mallory Reynolds spends a few weeks in Alaska each year in seclusion photographing her favourite thing. Nature. When her plane crash lands in the middle of the wilderness, she is alone and injured, being hunted by the very things she loves to photograph. Rescued unexpectedly by Michael, a recluse who has lost faith in humanity, they form a bond. Michael is running away from his own demons and is unwilling to give Mallory anything more than friendship. It’s so obvious that they both have feelings for each other, the chemistry is palpable, yet they both handle it with more finesse than I did. Told entirely from Mallory’s POV, the writing was faultless, truly perfect words. As I stated earlier, I’m impatient so I did get frustrated with Michael, I wasn’t sure if I even liked him at one point, his restraint was annoying (that’s the thing, even in real life men annoy me at times as they seem to have so much more willpower than me). Even with their close proximity, which must have made things difficult, they managed to practice restraint. A lovely story with lots of emotion, I really didn’t realise how much I was invested in these characters until I had tears streaming down my cheeks. I received and advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is my honest review.